The governments of Germany It is Italy We want to move forward with the construction of a hydrogen gas pipeline from North Africa to Southern Germany. This emerges from the “German-Italian action plan for bilateral and EU strategic cooperation”, which is available to the Portal news agency. Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni I want to sign it on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the joint government consultations in Berlin.
It highlights that the two large EU states intend to promote the diversification of energy supplies and implement the construction of new natural gas and hydrogen pipelines between Germany and Italy (through Austria and/or Switzerland).
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This particularly affects the “South Central Hydrogen Corridor” (SCHC), which connects the southern parts of Germany and Italy to North Africa. The objective of the SCHC is to expand cross-border gas pipeline infrastructure and the import of ten million tons of hydrogen by 2030 to enable.
“The corridor also offers enormous opportunities for the import of renewable energy from North Africa and connects demand centers in Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, contributing to the emergence of a larger European hydrogen network”, states the German-Italian statement. . To achieve this objective, Germany and Italy also want to promote the production of renewable energy, natural gas and hydrogen in North Africa. However, production must comply with socio-economic and ecological standards. Scholz and Meloni had already discussed the project in June, during the Chancellor’s visit to Rome.
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In the 20-page declaration, the topic of migration is addressed very briefly. The current biannual consultation mechanism should be extended. Closer coordination is also sought within the framework of the new EU pact on migration and asylum, “as well as possible joint projects and EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit”.